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Identifying Military uniforms & date
« on: Thursday 27 April 17 19:26 BST (UK) »
Trying to identify the time period and uniforms in this photo.  Any help is appreciated, thank you 

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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 April 17 20:06 BST (UK) »
Good evening,

Not sure this is military given there are men and women in the same uniforms. This could be a marching band, in the USA as they are holding stars and stripes.

I think early 1900s sometime.

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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 April 17 20:09 BST (UK) »
Certainly Americans and not military.
Griffiths Llandogo, Mitcheltroy, Mon. and Whitchurch Here (Also Edwards),  18th C., Griffiths FoD 19th Century.

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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 April 17 11:47 BST (UK) »
In order to attempt an accurate date we would need to see all of the picture & the back.
I'm not convinced it isn't military as I wouldn't expect to see civilian bandsmen carrying swords.
The cap badges of the women look very similar to this one.
So possibly Officers Medical Corps.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #4 on: Friday 28 April 17 15:21 BST (UK) »
Good afternoon,

I would agree with the womens cap badge Jim but the mens cap badge doesn't look American. However they all look far to scruffy to be military. In particular the hair and the womens hats perched very untidily on top.

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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #5 on: Friday 28 April 17 17:07 BST (UK) »
I was thinking Officer Cadet school.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: Identifying Military uniforms & date
« Reply #6 on: Friday 28 April 17 18:10 BST (UK) »
That's a good thought.
Griffiths Llandogo, Mitcheltroy, Mon. and Whitchurch Here (Also Edwards),  18th C., Griffiths FoD 19th Century.
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